Tag: We Own It
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Region 5 election telephone town hall
Questions or concerns about the provincial election on June 7? Curious to hear more about OPSEU’s election platform, Vote Better? Join OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas and Region 5 RVP Myles Magner for an important telephone town hall meeting: When: Thursday, May 31, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Who: OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas and…
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Region 3 & 4 election telephone town hall
Questions or concerns about the provincial election on June 7? Curious to hear more about OPSEU’s election platform, Vote Better? Join OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas, Region 3 RVP Sara Labelle, and Region 4 RVP Gareth Jones for an important telephone town hall meeting: When: Thursday, May 31, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Who: OPSEU President…
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Region 6 & 7 election telephone town hall
Questions or concerns about the provincial election on June 7? Curious to hear more about OPSEU’s election platform, Vote Better? Join OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas, Region 6 RVP Michel Bisaillon, and Region 7 RVP Carl Thibodeau for an important telephone town hall meeting: When: Tuesday, May 29, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Who: OPSEU…
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Region 1 & 2 Election telephone town hall
Questions or concerns about the provincial election on June 7? Curious to hear more about OPSEU’s election platform, Vote Better? Join OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas, Region 1 RVP Len Elliott, and Region 2 RVP Lucy Morton for an important telephone town hall meeting: When: Tuesday, May 29, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Who: OPSEU…
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Thomas in the Toronto Sun: ‘Doug-onomics is for the rich’
On May 21, The Toronto Sun published this opinion piece by OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas: Doug-onomics is for the rich; OPSEU’s Vote Better is for all Ontarians The stakes are high in this provincial election because the choices are so stark. The parties are issuing a bewildering stack of promises, but none are as…
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Is Privatization an Election Issue in Mississauga?
Is Privatization an Election Issue in Mississauga? asks the news website Insauga. “Health care. Hydro. Transit. Highways. Privatization is being addressed at a special town hall meeting in the city on Tuesday, May 22,” writes the website. The meeting is taking place from 7p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Mississauga Valley Community Centre, 1275 Mississauga Valley…
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Thomas to Ford: ‘You won’t buy votes with alcohol’
Toronto – The President of the union representing Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) workers says it’s outrageous Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford is promising to expand beer and wine sales to corner and grocery stores. “It’s utterly stupid and irresponsible,” said Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “Has Doug Ford taken any time at all to think…
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Thomas: Mississauga town hall will help make privatization an election issue
Mississauga – Long wait times at hospitals and for long-term care. Sky-high hydro rates. Inadequate transit. Dangerous highways. These are just some of the consequences people living in Mississauga are suffering because of privatization. But during a special town hall meeting at the Mississauga Valley Community Centre on Tuesday, May 22, people will hear what…
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Scarborough Town Hall on Public Services and Privatization
Come out and let your voice be heard! Wednesday, May 30 from 7 to 9 p.m. Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto 5138 Sheppard Ave E, Scarborough, ON Join the conversation! Hear from labour and community leaders and allies in the fight to defend our public services! Let’s Make Privatization a Ballot Question in the…
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Privatization ban, stable health funding, and free tuition included in OPSEU election platform
TORONTO – During an interactive town hall meeting Tuesday night that drew more than ten thousand participants from across the province, OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas unveiled Vote Better, his union’s election platform. It calls for a number of measures, including: A moratorium on new privatizations and public private partnerships (or “P3s”) Guaranteed annual health-care…
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We Own It ‘a force to be reckoned with’
The Canadian Labour Institute is singing the praises of the We Own It campaign. “Smokey Thomas says this time it’s different. This time a union is going to affect who wins an election. He might actually be right,” says the CLI on its website. “He knows history is against him. He knows many unions have…
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Scarborough Town Hall on Public Services and Privatization
Come out and let your voice be heard! Wednesday, May 30 from 7 to 9 p.m. Malvern Community Recreation Centre, 30 Sewells Rd. Community Room Join the conversation! Hear from labour and community leaders and allies in the fight to defend our public services! Let’s Make Privatization a Ballot Question in the Upcoming Provincial Election!…
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Toronto Town Hall on Public Services and Privatization
Come out and let your voice be heard! Thursday, May 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. The 519, 519 Church St., Room 106 Join the conversation! Hear from labour and community leaders and allies in the fight to defend our public services! Let’s Make Privatization a Ballot Question in the Upcoming Provincial Election! Ram Selvarajah,…
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Mississauga Town Hall on Public Services and Privatization
Come out and let your voice be heard! Tuesday, May 22 from 7 to 9 p.m. Mississauga Valley Community Centre, 1275 Mississauga Valley Blvd. Program Room 1 Join the conversation! Hear from labour and community leaders and allies in the fight to defend our public services! Let’s Make Privatization a Ballot Question in the Upcoming Provincial…